Comedians Collection

Little Tich
LITTLE TICH (Harry Relph) Music hall entertainer (1867 - 1928), posed in his famous 28" boots called slapshoes, for his Big Boot dance. Date: c.1905

George Formby
Entertainer George Formby (1904-1961) and his wife Beryl Formby, nee Ingham (1901-1960), also a variety artist. Date: 1940

Empire Theatre / 1889
The cover of a programme for the Empire theatre, London. The bill featured comedians including Dan Leno and Cleopatra, A Grand Ballet Divertissement

Little Tich
LITTLE TICH (Harry Relph) Music hall entertainer (1867 - 1928), pictured in a school-themed costume with mortar board. Date: c.1905

Northern comedians - including Stan Laurel, Eric Morecambe, Ken Dodd, Charlie Williams, Lary Grayon, Peter Kaye, George Formby, Les Dawson, Bernard Manning

Three Marx Bros / Mgm
HARPO, GROUCHO & CHICO MARX (Adolph, Julius & Leonard) American comedians, three of the five Marx Brothers (Zeppo and Gummo not shown) Date: 20th century

Dan Leno as Mrs. Twankey 1897
Dan Leno (1860 1904), as Mrs.Twankey in Aladdin at Drury Lane Theatre, London. Leading English music hall comedian and musical theatre actor during the late Victorian era. Date: 1897

Four Marx Bros / Paramount
CHICO, ZEPPO, HARPO & GROUCHO MARX American comedians, known collectively as the Marx Brothers Date: 20th century

Caricature of Leslie Henson by George Whitelaw
Fourth in a series by artist George Whitelaw caricaturing well-known individuals and likening them to animals. This one features Leslie Henson (1891 - 1957)

Four comedians: Eric and Ernie, Eric Sykes and Max Wall
Four popular British comedians: from left to right, Ernie Wise (Ernest Wiseman, 1925-1999), Eric Sykes (b 1923), Eric Morecambe (John Eric Bartholomew)

In front and behind the scenes at the Coliseum, London
A great stage and a great curtain: in front and behind the scenes at the Coliseum, London. Top centre: a diagrammatic view of the revolving stage

Comedians
Ken Dodd, Norman Wisdom, Tommy Cooper, Billy Connolly, Max Miller, Beny Hill, Eric Morecambe, Frankie Howerd - Comedians

Sketch cover, Laurel & Hardy visit the UK
Legendary comedy double act, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy pictured in a train carriage on a visit to the UK in 1932 in which they appeared at the Empire in London and toured the North of England

Sir George Edward Wade (1869 - 1954), Comedian, professionally known as George Robey photographed in his costume as a pantomime dame of Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Hippodrome. Date: 1921

The Two Rascals, British variety performers, 1920s
The Two Rascals, British variety performers (Charles O'Donnell and Eddie Fields), 1920s (singers and comedians) Date: 1920s

Programme, Imperial Theatre, Rue de Courcelles, Paris
Programme, Le Maitre d'Ecole (The Schoolmaster), by Lockroy, performed by a group of young amateur comedians, Imperial Theatre, Rue de Courcelles, Paris, 15 March 1865

The Comedians
An oil painting of some performers wearing elaborate costumes inside a temple style building. Date: circa 1921

Dorothy Lee (1911-1999) was born Marjorie Millsap. An American actress and comedian, she appeared in nearly thirty films, often with the comedic duo Wheeler and Woolsey. Date: circa 1932

Leslie Henson Golfing
Comedian Leslie Henson (1891-1957) posing on the golf course. At the time he was appearing in the farce It's A Boy! at the Strand Theatre. Date: 1931

Tommy Trinder
Sketch depicting comedian Tommy Trinder (1909-1989) appearing in Band Waggon at the London Palladium. Date: 1939

Freddie Schweitzer and Marion Bellet
Sketch depicting variety acts Freddie Schweitzer and Marion Bellet & The English Brothers. Presumably they were supporting Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch at the London Palladium. Date: 1939

Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch
Sketch depicting comedians Arthur Askey (1900-1982) and Richard Murdoch (1907-1990). Their radio show Band Waggon had been a hit in 1938, and was turned into a stage show which they took on tour

Terry Scott and Hugh Lloyd, British comedy actors
Owen John "Terry" Scott (1927-1994), English actor and comedian. Seen here (left) with Hugh Lloyd (1923-2008), probably when they were both appearing in the TV comedy series, Hugh and I

Ken Livingstone with Adrian Edmonson and Rik Mayall
Ken Livingstone (Kenneth Robert Livingstone, b 1945), British Labour politician (centre). Seen here Adrian Edmondson (Adrian Charles "Ade" Edmondson)

Berber musicians of the Bey of Tunis and comedians, 1828
Costumes of the Berber musicians of the Bey of Tunis, and comedians or Saitari, Tunisia, 1828. Musicans playing tabi drums, cymbals, Taghanimt flute and nafir horn

Italian Comedians by Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) - painting on canvas Date: 1720

Flo Hastings and Wee Georgie Wood
Late 19th/early 20th century music hall performers Flo Hastings (1880-?) and Wee Georgie Wood (1894-1979), attending a screening of rare clips of early music hall acts at the National Film Theatre in

Scott and Whaley
Promotional postcard for Scott and Whaley. Eddie Whaley and his partner Harry Scott were African-American music hall and radio comedians who came to England in 1909 and settled here

Ferris Comedians a great show for little money. Date c1900

Ferris Comedians bargains in theatricals. Date c1900

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Music cover, Football, Keep Your Eye on the Ball, written, composed and performed by Nat Travers, King of the Cockney Comedians, radio and television star. 1951

Music cover, For an A1 Nation Beer is Best, words and music by Nat Travers and Will Hyde, performed by Nat Travers, King of Coster Comedians. 1935

Harry Monkhouse, Harry Parker and John le Hay in Maid Marion
Actors Harry Monkhouse, Harry Parker and John le Hay acting the fool in a scene from Maid Marion, which was staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London in 1891. Date: 1891

Football team of comics, Sam Mayos XI, February 1911. 1911

Caricature of James Fawn and Arthur Roberts
Caricature of James Fawn (1850-1923) and Arthur Roberts (1852-1933), music hall performers. Goodness Gracious! A reference to their comic duet in a Drury Lane pantomime, Mother Goose

Tatler article featuring Alfred Lester and H G Pelissier
Article on page 39 of the Tatler, 13th October 1909, featuring comedians Alfred Lester and Harry Gabriel Pelissier smoking pipes and drinking from steins

Soldier Boy by Rida Johnson and Edgar Wallace
Promotional postcard for Soldier Boy by Rida Johnson Young and Edgar Wallace; music Sigmund Romberg. First produced in England by Albert de Courville at the Princes Theatre, Manchester

McKennas Flirtation by Edgar Selden
Inside pages of a promotional flyer for McKennas Flirtation by Edgar Selden. First produced at the Opera House, Coventry, 1st August 1892

The League of Notions by John Murray Anderson
Promotional postcard for The League of Notions revue by John Murray Anderson; music Augustus Anderson. First produced at the New Oxford Theatre, 19th November 1921

Harry Randall (1857 - 1932), English comic actor, in Humpty Dumpty at Drury Lane Theatre. Date: 1904

Huntley Wright in khaki
Huntley Wright (1868-1941), actor and comedian, pictured with his young daughter in 1915 after receiving his Army commission. 1915

Tatler cover - George Robey
Front cover of The Tatler magazine featuring a portrait of (Sir) George Robey (1869-1954), British comedian known as the Prime Minister of Mirth

Tatler cover - The Bing Boys are Here
Front cover of The Tatler showing a scene from the popular revue, The Bing Boys are Here starring Alfred Lester, George Robey, Lillian Davies and Blanche Stocker

First Royal Command Performance at Palace Theatre
A page of sketches by artist Norman Morrow, recording the acts on the bill at the first Royal Command Performance of in the Art of Variety (later known as the Royal Variety Performance)

Portrait photograph of Flanagan and Allen. English comedy duo

Ferris Comedians. Date c1900

The comedians World, Garnella, and Mack. Date c1898

Principal comedians. Date c1899

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